Passé composé vs. passé simple in first sentence

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Passé composé vs. passé simple in first sentence

The instructions ask us to use the passé simple, but the first sentence uses the passé composé instead (est née). Why don't we say naquit instead?

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Passé composé vs. passé simple in first sentence

The instructions ask us to use the passé simple, but the first sentence uses the passé composé instead (est née). Why don't we say naquit instead?

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